Laura Kinchen (abt. 1869 - 1955)

Born about 1869 in McNairy, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 28 Jan 1955 at about age 86 in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Laura Kinchen was born about 1869 or early 1870 in McNairy, Tennessee, United States, daughter of William Casper Kinchen (~1829 - 1916) and Melissa C. (Kizer) Kinchen (1842 - 1893). Her Findagrave Memorial provides a birthdate of 1872 and her Tennessee Death Certificate as 7 Nov 1873. The 1869/70 is the most correct as she was recorded on the 1870 census.

Her siblings were:

1. Sarah Eliza Kinchen (1850 - 1928)
2. Artie Emily Kinchen (1851 - 1928)
3. Mary May Kinchen (1857 - )
4. Mary Frances (Kinchen) Moore (1857 - 1911)
5. Mary Magdeline (Kinchen) Gaddy (1857 - 1941)
6. Thomas Kinchen (~1861 - <1910)
7. William Robert Kinchen (~1863 - 1951)
8. Amanda Jane (Kinchen) Matlock (1868 - 1906)
9. Josephine Bell Kinchen (1872 - 1950)
10. Louvinis Young Kinchen (1874 - )
11. Joseph Clarence Kinchen (1900 - 1979)
12. Walter Kinchen (1906 - 1911)
13. Lillie Felma (Kinchen) Harris (1910 - 1967)

In the 1900 census Lana (age 30), Farmer, was the single daughter of Casper Kinchan in Civil District 6, McNairy, Tennessee.^[1]

In the 1910 census Laura (age 38) was the single daughter of Casper Kinchen in Civil District 1, McNairy, Tennessee, United States.^[2]

In the 1930 census Lorah (age 53) was the widowed mother-in-law of L E Sweat in District 6, McNairy, Tennessee, United States.^[3]

In the 1940 census Laura (age 71) was the widowed mother-in-law of L E Sweat in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee.^[4]

Laura, daughter of Casper Kinchen, died (age 81) on 28 January 1955 in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States.^[5]

Laura was in an obituary on 28 January 1955 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States. She died (age 81) in about 1955 at 542 East College.^[6]

Laura was mentioned on a memorial in Friendship Church Cemetery, Ramer, McNairy County, Tennessee, United States with a death date of 28 January 1955.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 6, McNairy, Tennessee; Roll: 1586; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1241586
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #69941638 (accessed 3 January 2023)
   Lana A Kinchan (30), single daughter, Farmer, in household of Casper Kinchan (70) in Civil District 6, McNairy, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee, USA.
2. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 1, McNairy, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1511; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0134; FHL microfilm: 1375524
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #129562707 (accessed 3 January 2023)
   Laura Kinchen (38), single daughter, in household of Casper Kinchen (80) in Civil District 1, McNairy, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.
3. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: District 6, McNairy, Tennessee; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341997
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #66890938 (accessed 3 January 2023)
   Lorah Kinchen (53), widowed mother-in-law, in household of L E Sweat (54) in District 6, McNairy, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.
4. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03917; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 57-16
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #35454125 (accessed 3 January 2023)
   Laura Kinchen (71), widowed mother-in-law, in household of L E Sweat (67) in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee.
5. ↑ Death: "Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965"
   Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2376 #1434303 (accessed 3 January 2023)
   Laura Kinchen death 28 Jan 1955 (born 7 Nov 1873), daughter of Casper Kinchen, in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA.
6. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   The Jackson Sun; Publication Date: 28 Jan 1955; Publication Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/282707994/?article=a661e0d8-e532-4d35-bf9b-7d1f279881de&focus=0.13974659,0.5269245,0.25949112,0.6893902&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #9070013 (accessed 3 January 2023)
   Name: Laura Kinchen; Gender: Female; Death Age: 81; Birth Date: abt 1874; Birth Place: Selmer; Residence Place: Jackson; Death Date: Abt 1955; Death Place: 542 East College; Burial Place: Selmer; Obituary Date: 28 Jan 1955; Obituary Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA; Newspaper Title: The Jackson Sun; Child: Rosa Sweatt; Siblings: Clarence Kinchen Lillie Moore.
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #120427727 (accessed 3 January 2023)
   Memorial page for Laura Kinchen (1874-28 Jan 1955), citing Friendship Church Cemetery, Ramer, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave.

• 1870 census McNairy TN https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDJ-15K

• 1910 census McNairy TN https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGXD-3TB

• Find a grave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=120427727